Growing Feelings -Io X Tsumiki FanFic -

Chapter 3 - A Little Help?

"...and these are all the things you shall be tested on this semester. I suggest you start studying for the quiz coming up next week."

"Ehhhhhh!?" the students complained. The bell rang for lunch break.

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Sasaki slumped on his desk, releasing a large sigh.

"Why do we have to study on the first day back...? " he complained. " The teachers are already throwing work at us..arrghhhh.. why is school so boring...."

"I know...can't the school let us ease into the school year..?" Mayoi sighed.

"Calm down, Sasaki-kun, Mayoi-chan..." said Hime timidly. "As they say, education is for the better you know." She tried putting on a serious face. Tsumiki nodded in agreement.

Sasaki sighed again. "You're right..but.."

"I'm not bothered...." the duo complained in unison.

It was Hime's turn to sigh. Sasaki and Mayoi sure were lazy.

"I'm back,"said Io. He was holding a bunch of sandwiches and two hot chocolates.

"Ah, welcome back, Io-kun." Hime replied with a sweet smile.

"Hey, Io,"said Sasaki. "Got my lunch?"

"Yup." Io passed a sandwich to him.

"Ah, thanks."

Io approached Tsumiki, who's head was resting in her arms.

"Tsumiki."

Tsumiki looked up at Io. Io smiled, and put her hot chocolate beside her.

"Here. Your hot chocolate."

A red blush spread among Tsumiki's cheeks. She looked down on her desk.

"T-t-t-thank you...I-Io."

She looked up at him ever so so slightly, with cheeks as red as tomatoes.

Io's eye's widened ever so slightly. His cheeks pinkened slightly. He smiled.

At that moment, Hime couldn't hold it in anymore. Blood gushed like a fountain from her nose. She fainted.

"Funyaaa~!"

"Oohoohoohoo...." "Ara ara...." Mayoi and Sasaki smirked.

"Do I see some lovey-dovey action between Tsumiki-chan and Io-kun..~?"

"Ooh..what a rare sight...!"

"Ufufufufufu--"

That very second, Mayoi and Sasaki were thrown out from the classroom where they crash landed straight into the corridor wall.

Some students froze in shock.

Again, blue lines formed on the side of Io's forehead. As well as on Hime's.

"A-are you okay, you two..?" asked Io, as he approached to help the injured duo.

"C-calm down, T-tsumiki-chan." Hime said nervously. "I-it was just a joke, o-okay?"

Tsumiki sighed and sat back down on her desk.

Hime sweat dropped. "N-now you two, Sasaki and Mayoi-chan. P-please restrain yourselves, for Tsumiki's sake.."

"H-hai..."

-TIME SKIP TO LIBRARY SESSION AFTER SCHOOL: Brought to you by @SeptiplierAmbreigns -

It was after school, and Tsumiki, Hime and Io decided to study for the upcoming quiz in the next week. Sasaki and Mayoi; knowing them, they didn't want to study, and decided that the duo would just go and play at the arcade.

Tsumiki walked along the aisles of tall filled bookshelves. She needed to find some books relating to the quiz. She spotted them at the tallest shelf. Standing on her toes, she tried grabbing them. But she was too short. She sighed. Maybe she should've asked the librarian to help her..

Suddenly she felt another presence behind her. She looked up. She recognised that face and hair almost immediately. It was Io. Her face turned bright red. Thank god Sasaki and Mayoi weren't here, this would have turned out to be really embarrassing for her. And luckily Hime was still at the table they were studying at..

"I-I-I-Io..?" She stuttered helplessly.

Io gave her a small smile, which was enough to make her heart pound like crazy.

"Which books were you trying to get?," he asked softly. "I'll help you."

With a trembling hand, she pointed at the books that she needed.

"T-those ones."she said quietly.

"Okay. I'll just use your shoulder if you don't mind."Io replied.

"E-eh?"

Before she could respond, Io's hand was already placed on her left shoulder. Her face turned redder than ever before. She wanted to hide, but her legs seemed stuck to the floor, as if someone glued them there. Io stood on his toes, and leant over to grab the books, pressing and squeezing against Tsumiki's shoulder a bit in the process. Tsumiki felt like dying. Of happiness. But if she did, she would definitely wreck this opportunity.

She decided it was best to stay alive for that moment.

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Hue hue hue~... Yay there's some progress! (I think..)

Sorry for taking a while to update, I hope you forgive me.. >.<'

Stay awesome!

The Kawaii Alyssa - Emicchi